Los Angeles, CA – March 20: From Left- “Severance” actors Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman pose for portrait on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
From a design shop in Valencia with “murderous” dolls to a studio in Dublin to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, our photographers have been everywhere this year. They’ve captured key figures in the worlds of music, film and television in somber moments, moments of levity and everything in between. They share behind-the-scenes anecdotes about the shoots and reveal how they got “the” shot.<\/p>\n
Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman (above)<\/h2>\n
By Jason Armond in Los Angeles<\/p>\n
When I received this assignment, my goal was to create a photo that not only mirrored the show\u2019s dystopian surrealness but also captured the intricate relationship triangle between Britt Lower, Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman\u2019s characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n Initially, it took a little time for everyone on set to see my vision, but once I shared a test image, everyone understood and was excited to collaborate. The entire shoot lasted around eight minutes, but that brief window was all we needed.<\/p>\n After publication, the images quickly went viral. Many viewers assumed the photos were AI-generated or composited, but every detail was achieved in camera.<\/p>\n At the end of the shoot, someone from Lower\u2019s team accidentally stepped on the mirror, shattering it. Someone joked about bad luck, but thankfully, this superstition did not come true, and a few months later, Lower won the lead actress in a drama series Emmy for her role in \u201cSeverance.\u201d<\/p>\n By Christina House at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood<\/p>\nRichard Kind<\/h2>\n